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Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.: w% H$ I4 [" I& j' e$ d
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One worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury.
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$ G+ s s. ^0 Z1 t5 w4 nThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.' [/ h k9 R Y. L( x4 Y" `2 W" b6 }
9 e0 g& x. }0 v9 W3 F5 sReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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% K9 L6 _6 t0 O; l0 F! pA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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% m& J; e! C9 N9 ]0 b- SAnd a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.) t% c |& u. R8 W
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage." R. M& g s7 K& Q5 f2 z, }
4 r% x) k; I/ IThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down. d. R2 Q& k7 b! l5 |0 L3 e, W
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By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.; F0 W! E* E# u9 n H
. h- e' [* a# {. J k3 qAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday., d" H0 F+ ~% r. g4 Y; c' ^/ A
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The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.3 N' D( {. u9 K2 L0 \. f6 Q: H
" S2 L7 l& m; t4 b t; iThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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: |* O; [; V/ i: X- P7 WIt is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
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) y6 Y- D/ g. |! t+ w$ n: KA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.& N/ ^5 J- @ s4 }+ ~, E, y
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.+ t8 c# J3 x3 z5 |% a( F6 \: [
6 t+ C, B. z+ c( w7 c) t* W3 @Canadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
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3 J8 ~. U: z" R! \Fires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.
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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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